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Rare Book Hub: 24 Auctions Archived, another 19 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 17 August 2019, 24 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 6 denominated in euros, 4 in British pounds, and 14 in US dollars.  Turnover was $3,780,070 as 5,344 lots were offered and 4,969 lots sold for a 93% sell through.  This is an exceptionally high rate. 

 

For the week ahead  19 auctions are scheduled.

 

1 auction saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. The Glynn and Suzanne Crain Science Fiction Collection on August 14th: $2,407,620



5 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered: 

Skinner. The Forke Collection of Early America/ August Americana on August 12th: 204.97% 
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on August 13th: 170.59% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 8th: 157.99% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on August 14th: 126.72% 
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on August 14th: 122.28% 


20 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell: 

Carlsen Gallery. Antiques - Prints on June 30th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. The Glynn and Suzanne Crain Science Fiction Collection on August 14th: 100.00% 
Skinner. The Forke Collection of Early America/ August Americana on August 12th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Online Bidstart 8/6 on August 13th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 8/4 on August 11th: 99.72% 
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - Bidstart 8/6 on August 13th: 99.51% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Weekly Online bidstart 7/14 on August 11th: 97.07% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on August 14th: 96.40% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 8/4 on August 11th: 95.44% 
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on August 13th: 94.35% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 8th: 94.01% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 10th: 93.75% 
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Works on Paper - Prints on August 10th: 91.06% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Online bidstart 7/26 on August 5th: 89.58% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) Online bidstart 8/2 on August 9th: 88.89% 
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on August 14th: 86.43% 
Doyle New York. Angling & Miscellaneous Books from the Library of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson on August 13th: 85.99% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 13th: 84.75% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) Online bidstart 8/2 on August 12th: 83.67% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Online bidstart 8/2 on August 11th: 81.82% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions At the Earth's Core book dust jacket, 1922 on August 14th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  2. Heritage Auctions The Moon Conquerors, Science Wonder Quarterly cover, Winter 1930 on August 14th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  3. Heritage Auctions Foundation's Edge paperback cover, 1983 on August 14th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  4. Heritage Auctions Hand from the Void, Super Science Stories cover, January 1951 on August 14th Actual price: USD $65,625.
  5. Heritage Auctions The World Jones Made paperback cover, 1956 on August 14th Actual price: USD $52,500.
  6. Heritage Auctions Run to the Stars paperback cover, 1986 on August 14th Actual price: USD $42,500.
  7. Heritage Auctions Shadow Over Mars, Startling Stories cover, Fall 1944 on August 14th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions Chaos and Back, Spicy Adventure Stories cover, July 1941 on August 14th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions Castaways on Deimos, Wonder Stories magazine cover, August 1933 on August 14th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions Infinite Worlds: the Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction Art book cover, 1997 on August 14th Actual price: USD $38,750.
  11. Heritage Auctions Starship Soldier, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction cover, November 1959 on August 14th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  12. Heritage Auctions Space Police book dust jacket, 1956 on August 14th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  13. Heritage Auctions Conan the Victorious, Fantastic Universe cover, September 1957 on August 14th Actual price: USD $32,500.
  14. Heritage Auctions Thuvia, Maid of Mars interior book illustration, 1920 on August 14th Actual price: USD $32,500.
  15. Heritage Auctions Reader, I Hate You, Super Science Stories cover, May 1943 on August 14th Actual price: USD $31,376.
  16. Heritage Auctions Weird Science color recreation, 1978 on August 14th Actual price: USD $30,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions Gateway paperback cover, 1977 on August 14th Actual price: USD $27,500.
  18. Heritage Auctions Maza of the Moon, Argosy cover, December 21, 1929 on August 14th Actual price: USD $27,500.
  19. Heritage Auctions The Harry Potter Books, comprising: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Press, 1998. on August 14th Actual price: USD $26,250.
  20. Heritage Auctions Hide and Go Mad, Creepy cover, January 1977 on August 14th Actual price: USD $25,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions The Thing from the Swamp, Spicy Mystery cover, February 1942 on August 14th Actual price: USD $25,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions Toffee Takes a Trip, Imaginative Tales cover, November 1954 on August 14th Actual price: USD $21,250.
  23. Heritage Auctions Primordial Rage, 1986 on August 14th Actual price: USD $20,625.
  24. Heritage Auctions The Long Way Home, Astounding Science Fiction cover, April 1955 on August 14th Actual price: USD $20,625.
  25. Heritage Auctions Foundation book cover, 1951 on August 14th Actual price: USD $20,000.

 


24 total sales reported this week:

Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on August 14th: 96.40%
Heritage Auctions. The Glynn and Suzanne Crain Science Fiction Collection on August 14th: 100.00%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on August 14th: 86.43%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Online Bidstart 8/6 on August 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - Bidstart 8/6 on August 13th: 99.51%
Doyle New York. Angling & Miscellaneous Books from the Library of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson on August 13th: 85.99%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on August 13th: 94.35%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 13th: 84.75%
Winter Associates. Prints on August 12th: 52.38%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples Online - bidstart 8/6 on August 12th: 53.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) Online bidstart 8/2 on August 12th: 83.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Online bidstart 8/2 on August 11th: 81.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) Online bidstart 8/2 on August 9th: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Online bidstart 7/26 on August 5th: 89.58%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Online bidstart 7/26 on August 4th: 71.88%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 8/4 on August 11th: 99.72%
Carlsen Gallery. Antiques - Prints on June 30th: 100.00%
Skinner. The Forke Collection of Early America/ August Americana on August 12th: 100.00%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints, Books on August 11th: 74.40%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Works on Paper - Prints on August 10th: 91.06%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 8th: 94.01%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 8/4 on August 11th: 95.44%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Weekly Online bidstart 7/14 on August 11th: 97.07%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 10th: 93.75%


For the week ahead 19 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 19th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 52 lots

Tue. Aug. 20th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Japanese Art and the Prints of Paul Jacoulet. 245 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. New York. Printed Books and Posters. 137 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 8/13. 535 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/13. 157 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints. 76 lots

Wed. Aug. 21st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Monthly Photographs - Internet bidstart 7/31. 97 lots
JellyFishTree. Johannesburg. South African Books. 287 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints. 44 lots

Thu. Aug. 22nd
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana, Travel & Cartography with Material from the Warren Heckrotte Collection. 509 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Artsy: The Master and the Muse. 75 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Antique Books. 43 lots

Fri. Aug. 23rd
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Single-Owner Advertising & Americana Auction, The Collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, NC. 114 lots

Sat. Aug. 24th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 194 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Fine Art - Prints. 42 lots

Sun. Aug. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - online bidstart 7/28. 254 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 8/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 8/18.
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Fine Art - Prints. 76 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ian Fleming. <i>Casino Royale,</i> London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. <i>Winnie The Pooh,</i> United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000. <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> L. Frank Baum. <i>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,</i> Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Man Ray. <i>Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934,</i> Hartford, 1934. $7,860. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Thomas Pennant. <i>Zoologia Britannica,</i> Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.
    Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.
    Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
    Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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